PT FAQ: Should You Give People Free Tips & Advice?
YES! Shortest article ever. See you next week. Ok, maybe there is more too it than that. Let's play devils advocate for a minute or two....
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Chris K
Mar 25, 201920 min read
When The Gym Is Bad For Your Mental Health And What To Do About It
Lifting and training is wonderful for mental health MOST OF THE TIME. It's excellent for mood, depression, self-image and a whole host of...
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Chris K
Mar 4, 20197 min read
Movement Screen Musings #1 Hypermobility, Feet & Core Strength
I have a movement screen I modesty call 'The Kershaw Strength Movement Screen.' Every in-person client gets one and I find it's vitally...
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Chris K
Feb 21, 20194 min read
Small Group Personal Training: Our Process & How To Get Started
What is Small Group Personal Training? That depends on who you are asking but in general, it involves training in some kind of group of...
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Chris K
Feb 15, 20197 min read
How To Outclass The Majority Of Trainers
Eric Cressey said this on instagram recently: "Want to instantly separate yourself from the pack? Show up when you're supposed to show...
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Chris K
Feb 4, 20195 min read
Avoid These 3 Mistakes To Help You Get Massive!
Are you looking to put on muscle? Don't know where to start? Not making any progress? I'm hoping this article will help you out. I...
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Chris K
Jan 22, 20197 min read
21 Things I Learned From 21 Days Of Not Training
I was lucky enough to recently travel to Florida to have 20 days of winter sun spreading our time between Disney and Universal with a bit...
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Chris K
Jan 16, 20196 min read
4 Steps To Learning How To Care For Your Clients
Sometimes trainers can start thinking of clients as automatons, dehumanizing them to the point of no longer caring for them as people as...
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Chris K
Dec 18, 20186 min read
How To Enter A Strength Sport Competition For The First Time
If you are consider a strength sport competition the idea can be very scary. I feel like everyone should compete in front of people at...
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Chris K
Dec 10, 20183 min read
Do You Need To Be A Champion To Succeed In Strength Coaching?
I've seen many a strength coach (including me) moan or bemoan the fact that champion powerlifters get all the clients despite maybe not...
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Chris K
Nov 20, 201811 min read
Powerlifting Competition Report: YNE Winter Open
Nathan Berry To give Nathan some context a few months ago he ran across the Sahara Desert for fun. That's the kind of guy he is. He'd...
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Chris K
Oct 11, 20183 min read
Sleep Guilt, Sleep Perfection And Sleep Anxiety
I listen to podcasts when I wash up and cook breakfast for my perennially late rising partner Coach V. I've tried getting her up earlier...
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Chris K
Oct 2, 20189 min read
What Should You Do When You Aren't Feeling It In The Gym?
It happens to us all. You just aren't feeling it in the gym anymore! You've loved it for years and now suddenly BOOM! You can't be...
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Chris K
Sep 25, 20185 min read
Things To Avoid Once You're A Qualified PT: The Apprentice PT Syndrome
There is a relatively new trend in fitness especially in the UK. That trend is future Personal Trainers apprenticing at a big gym...
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gainsglutesglitter
Sep 18, 20188 min read
How Do You Know You Are Ready To Be A Personal Trainer?
This is a question that was kindly sent over by a friend of mine called MIGHTY MORGAN which might be one of the strongest names I've...
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Chris K
Sep 12, 20185 min read
Help! My Body Is Stronger Than My Mind!
At work the other day a colleague of mine came up to me and said: "Chris, how can I teach my mind to be as strong as my body?" What did...
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Chris K
Sep 11, 20189 min read
PT Mistakes I've Made: Hating Sales And The Sales Process
This is something that I have heard many PT's and coaches say. "I hate sales" I was the same. I thought I hated sales too. But what I...
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Chris K
Sep 6, 20186 min read
PT Mistakes: Not Doing Movement Assessments
Movement Assessments. An exciting topic and very promising first word to an article that will definitely be full of fun, easy reading and...
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Chris K
Sep 4, 20183 min read
Powerlifting Competition Report: ABPU North West Qualifier 01/09/2018
It's been a little while since our last competition report so it's fun to get to sit down and write another one especially because I'll...
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V Court
Apr 24, 20172 min read
Eurgh! Salads!
I'm trying to lose weight for my holiday/wedding/birthday etc, so I'm going to eat salad every day. I bet you've said that before. We...
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